Tots Create: Spools N' Bobbins Textile Sampling

Tots Create: Spools N' Bobbins Textile Sampling

Best for ages 3-5 and their grown-ups.

Wee creatives crave active learning experiences that stretch the way they interpret the world around them. Guided by an early childhood art educator, children explore the elements of art both at the work table and through movement, simple games and stories. Jumpstart your Saturday with curiosity, process-play and networking with other inspiring kids. Dress for messy fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

$5/member child, $10/nonmember child. *Registration required.

Tots Create is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Kid's Studio: Scrap Wrap Sculpture

Kid's Studio: Scrap Wrap Sculpture

Best for ages 6 – 10

Aspiring artists need opportunities to question, make mistakes and test ideas. Guided by a practicing studio artist-educator, students engage with contemporary art up close then funnel personal responses into inspiring oops, wows and what-ifs in the studio. Inventiveness using unique materials and exploring the creative process of art-making are key components to our studio experience. Caregivers welcome to participate but not required to stay.

$5/member child, $10/nonmember child. *Registration required.

Kids Studio is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation and the Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Foundation.

Kid's Creative Playdate: Jazz and Geometry Color Jam

Kid's Creative Playdate: Jazz and Geometry Color Jam

Best for ages 12 months - 5 years and their grown-ups. (siblings welcome)

Art meets inventive play every first Thursday. Imaginative potential is something we’re all born with and giving children permission to make meaningful messes is the foundation for big ideas. Make a date to celebrate your little scribbler’s creative potential. This program is a sensory-rich, open-ended experience that involves testing out unconventional methods for making a single object of wonder or collaboration with friends. Art smocks provided.

Free for member s, $10/nonmember child. *Registration required.

Creative Playdates are made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Kid's After-School Mind Unwind: Draw and Stitch Dreamscape

Kid's After-School Mind Unwind: Draw and Stitch Dreamscape

Best for ages 5-12 and their grown-ups

Our open studio is the perfect place for caregivers and kids to express themselves and unwind. We’re tech-free with a quality-time-together guarantee! Hang out with other young visionaries and learn how to develop lifelong positive habits of the mind with fun, energizing art experiences. Don’t settle for bored and tired, get inspired! Every 2nd Free Thursday.

Free. Registration required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

After-School Mind Unwind is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Island of Misfit Toys:Toy-Building Workshop

Island of Misfit Toys:Toy-Building Workshop

If you dream of engineering something old into something new, our trove of misfit toys is waiting here f or you! Visit our unique maker’s space where kids are encouraged to bash, bend, drill and glue, transforming pieces and par ts of broken toys into upcycled one-of-a-kind sculptures.

Free; however, please bring one new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys for Tots. Gallery admission is free for members and children (age 17 and under). Adults must be accompanied by a child. *Registration required. Choose one session.

Family Days are made possible by the presenting sponsor PNC with additional support from the R.C. Musson and Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation and the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Art Babes: Baby Boogie: Rhythm and Pattern Play

Art Babes: Baby Boogie: Rhythm and Pattern Play

Best for ages 0-12 months and their grown-ups

It’s a pint-sized artdate for caregivers and their rollers, sitters, scooters and dribblers. Park the stroller and cozy up in our circle of babes for sensory play, face-to-face bouncy rhymes and social games to inspire baby’s curiosity and build first relationships. Happy babbles and crying are welcome! After class, make time for coffee talk and play a while in our baby-friendly space.

$5/member child, $10/nonmember child. *Registration required.

Art Babes is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Kids Creative Playdate: Supersized Masks and Mixed-Up Faces

Kids Creative Playdate: Supersized Masks and Mixed-Up Faces

Best for ages 12 months – 5 years and their grown-ups (siblings welcome)

Art meets inventive play ever y first Thursday. Imaginative potential is something we’re all born with and giving children permission to make meaningful messes is the foundation for big ideas. Make a date to celebrate your little scribbler ’s creative potential. This program is a sensory-rich, open-ended experience that involves testing out unconventional methods for making a single object of wonder or collaboration with friends. Art smocks provided.

Tots Create: Tutti-Frutti Fizzy Painting

Tots Create: Tutti-Frutti Fizzy Painting

Best for ages 3-5 and their grown-ups

Wee creatives crave active learning experiences that stretch the way they interpret the world around them. Guided by an early childhood art educator, little ones explore the elements of art both at the work table and through movement, simple games and stories. Jumpstart your Saturday with curiosity, process-play and networking with other inspiring tots. Dress for messy fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Art Babes: Texture, Reach, and Grasp

Art Babes: Texture, Reach, and Grasp

Best for ages 0-12 months and their grown-ups

It’s a pint-sized artdate for caregivers and their rollers, sitters, scooters and dribblers. Park the stroller and cozy up in our circle of babes for sensory play, face-to-face bouncy rhymes and social games to inspire baby’s curiosity and build first relationships. Happy babbles and crying are welcome! After class, make time for coffee, talk, and play a while in our baby-friendly space.

Free. No registration required. Gallery admission is free for all. Adults must be accompanied by a child.

Family Days are made possible by the presenting sponso r PNC with additional support from the R.C. Musson and Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation and the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

Tots Create: Big Emotion, Big Block Printmaking

Tots Create: Big Emotion, Big Block Printmaking

Best for ages 3-5 and their grown-ups

Wee creatives crave active learning experiences that stretch the way they interpret the world around them. Guided by an early childhood art educator, little ones explore the elements of art both at the work table and through movement, simple games and stories. Jumpstart your Saturday with curiosity, process-play and networking with other inspiring tots. Dress for messy fun. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Kids Studio: Toothpaste-Resist Fabric Dying - Cubist Style

Kids Studio: Toothpaste-Resist Fabric Dying - Cubist Style

Best for ages 6 – 10

Aspiring artists need opportunities to question, make mistakes and test ideas. Guided by a practicing studio artist-educator, students engage with contemporary art up close then funnel personal responses into inspiring oops, wows and what-ifs in the studio. Inventiveness using unique materials and exploring the creative process of art-making are key components to our studio experience. Caregivers welcome to participate but not required to stay. Dress for messy fun.

After-School Mind Unwind: Meme Collage Valentines

After-School Mind Unwind: Meme Collage Valentines

Best for ages 5-12 and their grown-ups

Our open studio is the perfect place for caregivers and kids to express themselves and unwind. We’re tech-free with a quality-time-together guarantee. Hang out with other young visionaries and learn how to develop lifelong positive habits of the mind with fun, energizing art experiences. Don’t set tle for bored and tired, get inspired! Every 2nd Free Thursday.

Free. *Registration required. (Coming Soon!) Children must be accompanied by an adult.

After-School Mind Unwind is made possible with support from the Robert O. and Annamae Orr Family Foundation.

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